Born on October 19 1897,
Dr.Salimuzzaman Siddiqui obtained his Doctorate degree from Germany in 1927. He was the
founder member of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Chairman of the drafting committee of
the Pakistan Science Commission, Chairman of the Pakistan Council of Science &
Technology, Director Institute of Chemistry and the founder of Hussain Ibrahim Institute
of Chemistry. He was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1961. He
published over 400 research papers. He died in 1994.